Reviews in Retrospect: Anatomy of a Murder 4 June 2021 Gross and morally cobwebbed, Otto Preminger’s 1954 opus is an arresting answer to the black-and-whiteness of feel-good crime dramas.
The New Corporation 24 March 2021 The “unfortunately necessary sequel” doc to 2003’s The Corporation skewers modern forms of colonialism, looking at how the face of big business has changed – but behaviours haven’t.
Emma 4 December 2020 The combination of cinematography and a hilariously expressive cast turns the whole silly drama into something altogether musical.
Rebecca 6 November 2020 Ben Wheatley’s new Netflix film might make you wonder where the company gets the audacity to continually raise its subscription price.
The Irishman: Scorsese's Third Act 2 December 2019 The Irishman is a funereal film. It's one of those melancholy retrospectives that a master of cinema might create as they approach their…
Ad Astra: James Gray's Galactic Contemplation 1 October 2019 James Gray looks to the stars with his genre flirtation, Ad Astra, about lonesome astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt), who has believed his…
The Souvenir - A semi-autobiographical knockout 16 September 2019 From Joanna Hogg comes The Souvenir, a rich semi-autobiographical knockout that recounts the director's personal experience at film school…
